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Conveniently Located Disaster: Socio‐Spatial Inequality In Hurricane Sandy And Its Implications For The Urban Sociology Of Climate Change, Gordon Douglas, Liz Koslov, Eric Klinenberg

Faculty Publications, Urban and Regional Planning

Hurricane Sandy was a major event with major implications for how sociologists think about the relationship between climate change and crisis in urban areas. The storm’s impact on New York provides a valuable case for considering how to study the impacts of climate change on large, densely settled cities with vulnerable hard infrastructure and highly complex social conditions that produce differentiated experiences across many different communities. This working paper considers data at several levels of analysis with the aim of assessing neighborhood inequalities in the impacts of such extreme weather. Drawn from the authors’ ongoing research project on unequal vulnerability …

Prevalence Of Inadequate Hydration Levels In Aquatic Safety Personnel: A Pilot Study, William D. Ramos, Austin Robert Anderson, Allison Lee Fletcher

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Lifeguards play an important role in the security and safety of those they are hired to protect. A performance issue may arise if they succumb to circumstances that cause them to become physically or psychologically compromised. Dehydration is one issue that can result in decreased levels of workplace performance and pose personal health risks. Certified lifeguards 15 years old and older were tested for urine specific gravity (USG) to determine their place within the dehydration spectrum. Participants (N = 55) were recruited from seven test sites offering a variety of designs (indoor/outdoor, traditional/waterpark) and classifications (private, semipublic, public). Testing involved …

Celebration Of Food: The Roles Of Celebration In Community-Building At A Csa In Brantford, On, Jennie Rideout

Social Justice and Community Engagement

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special student guide edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Ransdell, Gary. Welcome Class of 2019!
• Belknap, Abby. Welcome & Traditions – Fight Song, Red Towel, Alma Mater, Big Red, Mascots
• MASTER Plan – Making Academic & Social Transitions Educationally Rewarding
• Dorm Life: A Guide to the Perfect Room for You – Housing & Residence Life
• Making the Most of Your Dorm
• Academics – Curriculum
• Academic Resources
• What About Advising & Class Registration?
• Study Abroad
• Campus Life
• What Can Your Student ID Do For You?
• Student Services
• Under the Big Top – Homecoming
• Parent & Family Weekend
• Staying Healthy
• Clubs & …

Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section lists teaching resources of all types for those who work in outdoor education at the time of publication. Some highlighted items include:

Tick and Insect Repellents: Deciding on Their Use

How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature, by Scott D. Sampson

2015-16 Graduate Bulletin

Graduate Bulletins

After 2003 the University of Dayton Bulletin went exclusively online. This copy was downloaded from the University of Dayton's website in March of 2018. Please note: Even though this copy says draft it is the final copy.

Prediction Of Parturition In Holstein Dairy Cattle Using Electronic Data Loggers, M. Titler, M. G. Maquivar, S. Bas, P. J. Rajala-Schultz, E. Gordon, K. Mccullough, P. Federico, G. M. Schuenemann

Physiology Collection

The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of parturition on behavioral activity [steps, standing time, lying time, lying bouts (LB), and duration of LB] 4 d before calving using electronic data loggers. Animals (n = 132) from 3 herds were housed in similar freestall barns using a prepartum pen 21 d before the expected calving date and were moved into a contiguous individual maternity pen for parturition. Electronic data loggers were placed on a hind leg of prepartum heifers (heifers, n = 33) and cows (cows, n = 99) at 7 ± 3 d before the …

Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 9, Number 3, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate

Center for Real Estate Quarterly

Table of Contents:
-- The State of the Economy by Adam Seidman (p. 5-12)
-- Residential Market Analysis by Clancy Terry (p. 13-38)
-- Multifamily Market Analysis by Clancy Terry (p. 39-38)
-- Office Market Analysis by Alec Lawrence (p. 49-59)
-- Industrial Market Analysis by Adam Seidman (p. 60-65)
-- Retail Market Analysis by Alec Lawrence (p. 66-71)

Pandemic Of Pregnant Obese Women: Is It Time To Re-Evaluate Antenatal Weight Loss?, Anne Davis

Nutrition Sciences Faculty Publications

The obesity pandemic will afflict future generations without successful prevention, intervention and management. Attention to reducing obesity before, during and after pregnancy is essential for mothers and their offspring. Preconception weight loss is difficult given that many pregnancies are unplanned. Interventions aimed at limiting gestational weight gain have produced minimal maternal and infant outcomes. Therefore, increased research to develop evidence-based clinical practice is needed to adequately care for obese pregnant women especially during antenatal care. This review evaluates the current evidence of obesity interventions during pregnancy various including weight loss for safety and efficacy. Recommendations are provided with the end …

Overexpression Of Patatin‐Related Phospholipase Aiiiδ Altered Plant Growth And Increased Seed Oil Content In Camelina, Xuemin Wang, Maoyin Li, Fang Wei, Amanda Tawfall, Michelle Tang, Allison Saettele

Biology Department Faculty Works

Camelina sativa is a Brassicaceae oilseed species being explored as a biofuel and industrial oil crop. A growing number of studies have indicated that the turnover of phosphatidylcholine plays an important role in the synthesis and modification of triacylglycerols. This study manipulated the expression of a patatin‐related phospholipase AIIIδ (pPLAIIIδ) in camelina to determine its effect on seed oil content and plant growth. Constitutive overexpression of pPLAIIIδ under the control of the constitutive cauliflower mosaic 35S promoter resulted in a significant increase in seed oil content and a decrease in cellulose content. In addition, the content of major membrane phospholipids, …

Determinants Of Abundance And The Distribution Of Primates In Northern Madagascar, Matthew Alan Banks

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Finding consistent causalities for patterns of wildlife abundance and distribution in the natural world is a central goal of ecology. Insights into how energy and biomass is distributed at particular trophic levels provide important clues towards understanding mechanisms for community structure. Among primates, the lemurs of Madagascar represent a fascinating case study for inquiry given the absence of many other animal taxa; a pattern that reflects a unique biogeographic history. A variety of factors have been proposed to influence community structure in nature and among these empirical work with primates has highlighted in particular, the role that resource availability, predation, …

Competition Among Three Primate Species At Way Canguk, Sumatra, Indonesia, Alice Anne Elder

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Mechanotransduction Of Low Intensity Vibration In Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells And Macrophages, Suphannee Pongkitwitoon

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in bone marrow niches are sensitive to the low intensity vibration. The question of what specific mechanical signals (i.e. fluid shear, frequency, or acceleration) cells sense requires the understanding of the underlying pathways. The cellular and molecular responses to LIV in vivo require fundamental investigation of human MSCs and macrophages in bone marrow niches. We aim to elucidate mechanotransduction pathways of LIV in hBMSCs including macrophages and their functions in bone marrow niches. Understanding mechanotransduction pathways can provide the successful use of LIV in controls of regulatory bone pathways in vivo. We first hypothesized …

Activity And Mechanism Studies On Novel Antibacterial Molecules Targeting Menaquinone Biosynthesis And Fatty Acid Biosynthesis In Drug Resistant S. Aureus, Yang Lu

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Drug resistance in bacteria has become a global threat to public health care. The emergence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) exemplifies the eroding clinical efficacy of first-line antibiotics and emphasizes the need for new antibacterial drugs with novel mechanisms of action. The bacterial menaquinone (MK) biosynthesis pathway and fatty acid biosynthesis pathway (FAS-II) represent potential yet relatively underexploited targets for antibiotic development. My research is mainly focused on: 1) activity evaluation and mechanistic exploration of novel inhibitors targeting 1,4-dihydroxynaphthoyl-CoA synthase (MenB) from MRSA; 2) identification of a menaquinone salvage pathway in a defect S. aureus strain; 3) evaluation of …

Chlorophyll Synthase Under Epigenetic Surveillance Is Critical For Vitamin E Synthesis, And Altered Expression Affects Tocopherol Levels In Arabidopsis, Chunyu Zhang, Wei Zhang, Guodong Ren, Denli Li, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Ming Chen, Yongming Zhou, Bin Yu, Edgar B. Cahoon

Center for Plant Science Innovation: Faculty Publications

Chlorophyll synthase catalyzes the final step in chlorophyll biosynthesis: the esterification of chlorophyllide with either geranylgeranyl diphosphate or phytyl diphosphate (PDP). Recent studies have pointed to the involvement of chlorophyll-linked reduction of geranylgeranyl by geranylgeranyl reductase as a major pathway for the synthesis of the PDP precursor of tocopherols. This indirect pathway of PDP synthesis suggests a key role of chlorophyll synthase in tocopherol production to generate the geranylgeranyl-chlorophyll substrate for geranylgeranyl reductase. In this study, contributions of chlorophyll synthase to tocopherol formation in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) were explored by disrupting and altering expression of the corresponding gene …

The Non-Native Plant Rosa Multifl Ora Expresses Shade Avoidance Traits Under Low Light Availability, Rebecca E. Drenovsky, Daniel M. Dlugos, Hillary Collins, Elise M. Bartelme

Biology

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Shade tolerance is a key trait promoting invasive plant performance in forest interiors. Rosa multifl ora is a problematic invasive shrub in the northeastern United States, occurring in edge habitats and encroaching into forests. Our objective was to evaluate the shade tolerance of R. multifl ora to assess how ecophysiological traits may facilitate its spread into forest interiors. METHODS: In the fi eld, we documented shrub and seed bank density, fecundity, phenology, and seasonal photosynthetic rates of R. multifl ora in contrasting light environments. In the greenhouse, we exposed seedlings to simulated canopy treatments by altering …

Public Relations In Government-Based Public Health: Testing Contingency Theory During H1n1 Response, 2009-2010, Terri Lea Sasser

Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study is to describe public relations programs in state and local government-based health departments nationwide. Using the H1N1 communications and public relations activities as a frame, or basis of comparison, this study will further seek to identify if Contingency Theory of public relations may be an apt descriptor of public relations activities during this particular response effort. This study uses Contingency Theory as a theoretical perspective to explain the strategic management of the organization-public relationships and add to the body of knowledge about Contingency Theory of public relations in the field of health communications. Contingency …

Lindenwood University New Academic Appointments,, Lindenwood University

New Faculty Booklets

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Capsaicin And Capsiate’S Effects At A Meal, Jenna M. Swint, Katrina M. Beining, Jennifer A. Bryant, Robin M. Tucker, Mary-Jon Ludy

Public and Allied Health Faculty Publications

Capsaicin, the major pungent component of hot peppers, promotes negative energy balance; however, many individuals avoid capsaicin-containing foods due to pungency. Capsiate, a capsaicin analog found in CH-19 sweet peppers, is a non-pungent alternative that promotes negative energy balance when consumed as an encapsulated supplement. No studies have investigated capsiate’s effects on energy balance when consumed orally with a meal. This randomized crossover trial’s purpose was to compare effects of capsaicin and capsiate consumed orally at a meal. Participants were 24 healthy, lean individuals. Following capsaicin (2 mg), capsiate (2 mg), or control (no pepper) meals, appetitive sensations were recorded …

Philosopher's Stone: The Faustian Geist Of Development, Salikyu Sangtam

Dissertations

The present study juxtaposes scientific rationality with polyphonic rationality in respect to societal development. This is done to illuminate how scientific rationality provides a narrow and truncated view of development. In order to explicate the exclusion of polyphonic rationalities/knowledges in favor of scientific rationality, several development scholarships are examined along with an episode of developmental scheme and two episodes of development programs. This is done to expound (note: ‘→’ = influences) how scientific rationality → scholarships → organizational/institutional schemes, such as the MDGs → actual applications of development schemes, such as transmigration and compulsory villagization. The present inquest, …

Understanding Fruit And Vegetable Consumption: A Qualitative Investigation In The Mitchells Plain Sub-District Of Cape Town, Catherine Pereira, Milla Mclachlan, Jane Battersby

Hungry Cities Partnership

Objectives: Many South Africans do not consume enough fruit and vegetables. However, people are generally aware of the benefits of adequate consumption. To understand this gap between knowledge and practice, this study investigated underlying factors influencing consumption through a qualitative, cross-sectional, descriptive case study conducted in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town.

Methods: Four focus groups to gain broad understanding and 15 interviews with strategically selected individuals influential in food preparation, distribution or consumption, to gain in-depth understanding of specific factors influencing fruit and vegetable consumption were conducted.

Results: The study identified a number of drivers of fruit and vegetable consumption patterns. …

Graduate Bulletin | 2015-2016, Jacksonville State University

Bulletins & Catalogs | Graduate

Vol. 37, No. 1 (August 2015). Jacksonville State was granted University status in 1966 and began adding graduate programs to its curriculum at that time. Graduate bulletins and catalogs contain information on the academic calendar, policies and procedures, faculty, scholarships and tuition, and degree requirements for graduate programs.

Nebline, August 2015

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Nutrition Education Program Reaches 15-Year-Milestone Teaching Nutrition in Lincoln Schools

Food & Health

Family Living

Farm & Acreage

Home & Family Living

Horticulture

Pests & Wildlife

4-H & Youth

Extension Calendar

and other extension news and events

Special pullout section: Lancaster County Super Fair 2015 Schedule & Map

Bioregulatory Systems Medicine: An Innovative Approach To Integrating The Science Of Molecular Networks, Inflammation, And Systems Biology With The Patient's Autoregulatory Capacity?, Alyssa W Goldman, Yvonne Burmeister, Konstantin Cesnulevicius, Martha Herbert, Mary Kane, David Lescheid, Timothy Mccaffrey, Myron Schultz, Bernd Seilheimer, Alta Smit, Georges St Laurent, Brian Berman

Medicine Faculty Publications

Bioregulatory systems medicine (BrSM) is a paradigm that aims to advance current medical practices. The basic scientific and clinical tenets of this approach embrace an interconnected picture of human health, supported largely by recent advances in systems biology and genomics, and focus on the implications of multi-scale interconnectivity for improving therapeutic approaches to disease. This article introduces the formal incorporation of these scientific and clinical elements into a cohesive theoretical model of the BrSM approach. The authors review this integrated body of knowledge and discuss how the emergent conceptual model offers the medical field a new avenue for extending the …

Gender And Climate Change In The Indian Himalayas: Global Threats, Local Vulnerabilities, And Livelihood Diversification At The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Monica V. Ogra, Ruchi Badola

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Global climate change has numerous implications for members of mountain communities who feel the impacts in both physical and social dimensions. In the western Himalayas of India, a majority of residents maintain a livelihood strategy that includes a combination of subsistence or small-scale agriculture, livestock rearing, seasonal or long-term migration, and localized natural resource extraction. While warming temperatures, irregular patterns of precipitation and snowmelt, and changing biological systems present challenges to the viability of these traditional livelihood portfolios in general, we find that climate change is also undermining local communities’ livelihood assets in gender-specific ways. In this paper, we present …

August 2015 Commencement Program, Bowling Green State University

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Material Characterization Of Healthy And Osteoporotic Rat Femur Bone, Kaushik Chava

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Bone is a bio composite material made of organic and inorganic components. This unique material composition supported by hierarchical level structure enables it to perform wide range of activities and functions in human body. The inorganic phase consists of hydroxyapatite mineral crystals and the majority of organic phase is made of collagen fibers. A mineralized collagen fiber is the basic building unit in the structure of bone. The ability of bone to fine-tune its structure according to mechanical stress and repair its damaged regions differentiates it from modern synthetic materials. The bone modelling and remodeling is a very complex process …

The Influence Of Genetic And Social Structure On Reproduction In Phayre's Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus Phayrei Crepusculus), Eileen Larney

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Dispersal patterns, reproductive skew, and social structure have important fitness consequences for individuals. Intra-sexual competition and kinship have been suggested to directly or indirectly increase inclusive fitness. Thus individual, social, and ecological aspects may shape non-random dispersal and subsequent reproductive success. Primate studies have also shown strong support for the importance of kin interactions on dispersal decisions including contexts favoring an individual to leave to avoid inbreeding or competition and contexts favoring an individual to stay to increase fitness through cooperation. The genetic, ecological and social contexts are particularly important for female primates who also directly influence the growth, maturation, …

Nutritional Ecology And Growth In Juvenile Phayre's Leaf Monkeys, Kerry Michele Ossi-Lupo

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Primates exhibit slow growth and an extended juvenile period relative to other similar-sized mammals. Certain evolutionary explanations have linked the costs or benefits of bigger primate brains to slow life histories in general, although a link specifically to the length of juvenility is less clear. The ecological risk aversion hypothesis singles out the juvenile period as a target of selection, positing that slower growth rates and smaller size provide juveniles with an energetic buffer (i.e. | lower absolute metabolic demand) against starvation risk during a critical period of heightened vulnerability. This greater vulnerability is attributed largely to juveniles' lower foraging …

A Novel Role For Ciliary Proteins In Zymogen Granule Secretion Of Pancreatic Acinar Cells, Benjamin Sy Cyge

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Primary cilia are present on nearly all mammalian cells. For many years, they were thought to be functionless, vestigial organelles. In recent years, primary cilia have been found to be essential for many important biological processes. Included in these are chemo - and mechano-sensation, as well as acting as a signaling hub for hedgehog, Wnt, and notch signaling. Further exemplifying their importance, there is a new classification of genetic disorders, collectively referred to as ciliopathies, which manifest due to aberrant growth and regulation of cilia, and aberrant expression of gene products thought to be critical for these processes. Our lab …